Mobile Suit Gundam (1979–1980): Season 1, Episode 30 - A Wish of War Orphans - full transcript

Mobile Suit Gundam
Rage on! Rage on! Rage on! Gundam!

You must run forth!

If you are still burning
with furious rage...

...You must fight the towering foe!
Fight! Fight! Fight!

Bring to bear the rage of justice, Gundam!

Mobile Suit Gundam! Gundam!

Rise once more! Rise once more!
Rise once more! Gundam!

You must seize the power!

Fly toward the galaxy, Gundam!

Mobile Suit Gundam! Gundam!

Char fearlessly led his men into Jaburo,
the Earth Federation Forces Headquarters.

However, with the heroic efforts
of Katz, Letz, and Kikka...

...and with the Gundam's fierce
pursuit, Char had no choice but to retreat.

That Char...

A Decoy in Space

The Tianem Fleet shall be
leaving Jaburo at 2100 hours.

I would like your crew and the White
Base to leave two hours in advance.

A full two hours ahead, sir?

That's correct. Oh, we'll be sending
three other decoy ships as well.

I'm having the Tianem Fleet
fly directly to Luna II,

while the White Base takes the opposite
course along this satellite orbital path.

Then we'll move in to attack
Zeon's space fortress, Solomon.

Yes, sir...

The White Base shall depart
at 1900 hours today.

Ensign Mirai, take good care of yourself.

Thank you, Admiral.

Don't worry.

Once Solomon falls,
Zeon's resources shall be so low...

...they will inevitably approach us
with a peace treaty, and the war shall end.

I hope you'll let me find you a husband then.

Uh... Yes, sir.

Oh. Yes, you have a fiancé.
Forgive my rudeness.

That's okay...

He may be my fiancé, but
it was arranged by both our parents.

Where is he?

I heard that he fled to Side 6
to avoid the war.

Probably worked out for the best, I suppose.

Yes.

Welcome back!

The White Base shall be departing in an hour.

Have all stations ready to go by then!

Hey! Who's in charge of
the White Base troops?

What do you want with him?

Just tell me where he is!

Mr. Bright! You're wanted.

Hmm? What is it?

Lieutenant Sleggar Law.
I've just been transferred here.

Mirai. Have we been notified?

Oh? Um...

Yes, here it is.

My luck must be improving, if I'm assigned to
the same ship as a lovely young lady.

Greetings. My name is Mirai Yashima.

Pleased to meet you.

Nice to meet you, miss.

Petty Officer Sayla Mass.

Oh?

Looks to me like you're preoccupied
with some other fellow.

What?

Hey, where do I bunk?

The first step to this great battle
relies on your courageous actions.

Should the Federation Forces
emerge from this battle victorious,

then today shall be remembered
by our people as a turning point in history.

We pray that you will fight well.

He's a great big man
just like Mr. Ryu was before he died!

I wonder if he's as nice as Ryu though.

Apparently he pushes his luck too much!

Now then, we'll be taking off soon.

All hands to your stations!

Release the docking locks!
White Base, take off!

Airspace clear! Open hatch!

Look at all the birds!

Pretty!

Look to port-side if you have a
minute. We're passing a flock of flamingos.

I'll record it on video.

All right, you have my
authorisation.

What's the Trojan Horse up to, Lt. Tokwan?

Sir!

It seems they've left Jaburo
in South America.

Okay.

Move it!

We'll be within combat range in 30 minutes.

Good work.

Was Lady Kycilia quite upset?

Yes, sir.

I must admit...

If I hadn't run into the Zanzibar
testing the Bigro...

...I'd have lost the Trojan Horse.

Captain Char.

Would you like to see the Bigro?

Sure, show it to me.
I need to come up with a plan.

When it comes to high speed combat,
this Bigro mobile armour...

...hits mobile suits right off the scale.

One isn't enough to build a strategy around.

Right. But we also have two Doms
and untested mobile armour.

Doms? Are they for land combat?

Yes sir! Rick Doms
with powered-up verniers.

They've been retro-fitted?

Yes. Much more effective than Zaku-types.

Hurry it up!
We'll be moving out soon!

Assemble the pilots!

As soon as we know where
the Trojan Horse is headed, we'll attack.

Sir!

The ship pursuing us looks like
a Zanzibar class battleship.

At this rate, they'll catch up in 20
minutes and we'll be under direct attack.

All right. Stay on this course
and prepare to accelerate at Point E3.

Yes. That way it'll look like the White Base is
heading straight toward the moon.

That's the idea.

Char shall come.

He'll come for sure.

Sayla, what are you still doing here?!

There's barely time to check the G-Armour.

I'm sorry, sir.

How can you be sure that Char is coming?

Because... There's some fateful attraction
between Char and White Base. Right...?

Are you scared?

Who isn't?

What do you think, Mirai?

I think she's tired,
and that's why she's afraid.

I suppose so.

We have the Trojan Horse's projected course.

Looks like they're headed for the moon.

What? For the moon?!
Are they after Lady Kycilia's Granada base?

I doubt it.

Sir?

We've been tricked.

The Trojan Horse is just a decoy.

There's probably a different fleet
taking off from Jaburo right about now.

Then we must go after them!

Are you serious? If we turn our backs on the
Trojan Horse, they will attack us.

We'll have to pull off a
pre-emptive strike!

Yes, sir!

Zanzibar located! Maximum magnification.

How many minutes until they attack?

Give me a moment...

At this rate, we'll be under attack
in 2 minutes, 20 seconds.

Amuro and Sayla!
Prepare to launch in the G-Sky and G-Bull.

Have the Guncannon ready on standby!

Open all artillery platforms!
Open beam cannons!

Tokwan, are you ready to launch the Bigro?

Sir!

Rick Doms, prepare to launch after the Bigro!

Tokwan and two others, launching now.

G-Sky, G-Bull E-Z, take off at once!

Deploy from the White Base's rear
and destroy the enemy mobile suits!

Looks to me like you're preoccupied
with some other fellow.

If you're doing this to take revenge
on the Zabi family,

I can't stand by
and watch you waste your life.

G-Sky! Here I go!

G-Bull E-Z, launching now!

Miss Sayla, distance yourself a little.

If we took a direct hit right now,
they could destroy both of us at once!

Roger!

You must be careful now!

If you go too fast,
gravity will pull you down into free-fall.

Remember to fly as if you were ascending.

Thank you! I'll be careful.

They're here!

Rear missiles, counter-attack quickly!

Here they come!

All right... just you watch!

It's fast!

Can you evade the speed of my Bigro?

I can't believe how powerful it is!

But it's gripping me at a poor angle.
I'll use my beam cannons...

But... what if the pilot of this
mobile armour is my own brother?

N-No, Miss Sayla, you need to ascend!

Three enemy mobile suits confirmed.
Please send out the Guncannon, too.

Right! Have Kai launch the Guncannon!

Where's Lieutenant Sleggar?

Yes? What is it? I'm right below the bridge.

What do you specialise in?

Artillery, fighter planes, take your pick!

Would you take care of
the main cannon, Lieutenant?

On one condition.

On what?

Turn the White Base toward the enemy!

We're in inertial flight,
so you should be able to do it.

But then they'd catch up with us.

Then I won't do it.
I'm not confident that I'd hit anything.

Listen well. Keep attacking for 15 seconds.

If we fire any longer than that, we
risk putting our own mobile suits in danger.

This isn't looking good...

We'll get them with the guns at the back!

Yes!

Yes. Go get them!

The ship's crew is getting better...
I wonder if they have a new captain?

But I still can't believe it.

A civilian entering the military and
joining the Trojan Horse crew.

Artesia...

Artesia...

But the last time I saw her,
she was in military uniform.

Artesia, who was intelligent,
and hated wars more than anyone.

There's no way she'd board
a space battleship again.

All right! Halt your fire in three
seconds! Find your mark!

Sorry. That wasn't on purpose at all.

Hey, Lieutenant Bright!

Lieutenant. Let me remind you,

that you may be older than me but I still
have the right of command. So...

Well, that's obvious.

Thanks a lot.

That's why I'm asking you.

Turn hard to starboard so that I can
use the White Base's main cannon!

We can't right now!
Wait a little longer!

The power isn't increasing... Why?!
It doesn't seem to rev up at all?!

Rear missiles! Firing angle, 12 degrees!

Hmph! This is how you
put up a barrage of missiles!

He's manoeuvred beneath me?

Here I go!

He has guts!
If you keep coming below me,

you could be pulled into free fall. But...

One of the three enemy machines
is a mobile armour class weapon.

Please hurry with the Guncannon's launch!

Kai! What's taking you so long?!

All right! It's a long story, but I'm
ready and the catapult's clear for take-off!

Go back up Amuro and Sayla!

Roger that! Here I go!

Secure the Guntank to the take-off exit!

We'll use it as a gun turret! Got that?!

Roger that! I'll inform Hayato.

Bring the White Base about 180 degrees!

Nice going, Lieutenant Bright...

You're doing just fine.

How about taking over at the main cannon?

Miss Mirai, I'll leave the ship in
your hands. I'm counting on you!

Now, where could they be?

I can't spend the rest of my life
being depressed.

I don't know how Miss Sayla and Amuro
can keep fighting like that.

A-At this rate...

I have the upper hand!

It's just a matter of time...

Miss Sayla...

Mr. Kai!

I'll use this opportunity
to transfer to Gundam.

First, I must lower its speed!

I'll give it a try!

A direct hit and she's gone...
but I have to stop her from plummeting.

Good!

Ready? I'm starting docking procedures!

Miss Sayla! Are you all right?!

Yes. But hurry up, Amuro.

Right!

Amuro, what kind of pilot do you
think might be piloting that mobile armour?

What? Why do you ask?

N-Never mind.

Amuro! A Dom's approaching us, so hurry!

Okay!

Amuro!

It's okay! Don't worry, I'll take care of it!
Amuro!

It's okay! Don't worry, I'll take care of it!

G-Fighter! Docking now complete!

Altitude of mobile suit combat decreasing.
We can commence fire on the enemy.

All hands, prepare for fleet combat!

Too bad we can't use our J-type missiles.

Prepare cannons!

We'll attack them as we dodge their fire!
Aim carefully!

Entering firing range in 30 seconds!

Who has the longer firing range...
us or the Trojan Horse?

I suppose God only knows.

Artesia, I hope you're not on board...

Evade their fire every three seconds.

Roger.

Entering firing range in 20 seconds.

We can fire in 20 seconds!

15 seconds! All hands, prepare to fire!

I don't know how powerful
the White Base's main cannon might be...

...let's take a look.

3...2... 1...

All right!

Here it comes! Return fire!

Wait!

Don't fire yet! Lure them in, and then fire!

Fire missiles consecutively!

You persevered well! Now fire!

Zanzibar...
I'll shoot you down somehow!

Now! Head for the Trojan Horse
on a collision course!

But sir...!

We'll be less likely to take a hit than
if we weaved about. I guarantee it!

Yes, sir!

Zanzibar isn't evading fire!
They're on a collision course!

They're doing what?!
Mirai, evade! Starboard!

It's Char!

He's the only one who would dare
to fight as recklessly as this!

It's just as Sayla said! Char's come after us!

The Trojan Horse is starting to
panic now! Artillery, take good aim!

Why you...!

A direct hit!

How do you like that?!
That's for trying to ram into my ship!

Fire a barrage of rear missiles!

I'm not giving up... or running away!

Where'd the other Dom go?

Where's the Gundam?

All right!

The faster it is, the less accurate the shot.

I'll show you what a Bigro can do.

Hmm? I've picked up some baggage!

Could it be the Gundam?!

Wait, if it is the Gundam... the pilot would have
fainted from the sudden acceleration.

I... I see...

Impossible! Didn't the pilot pass out?!

Where are the other mobile suits
and the Zanzibar?

One of their mobile suits has retreated.

Amuro, are you okay?

They destroyed Tokwan.

Captain Char!

Please let me go after them, sir!

Don't be hasty.

They're like a baby bird
that's wandered into our yard.

There'll be plenty more chances.

Sir!

Now start on repairs.

Miss Sayla.
Why did you ask about the pilot?

What?

Back there, you asked who I thought
was piloting the mobile armour.

It's just that the enemy was so tough...
That's the only reason.

Is that so...?

We can declare this first stage a success.

I agree. I think we were
fully able to mislead the Zanzibar.

Impressive, Lieutenant Sleggar.
You were the only one with a direct hit.

That was just a fluke.

I'm more impressed by how you all did.

Yes. Good work, everyone!

The enemy's gotten a lot faster.

So how did it go?

It was scary when we passed the Zanzibar.

That seemed like Char's tactics.

Char, you say?

Yes.

No-one else could've pulled that off.

Man... I really do admire you.

Miss Sayla, you shot down a mobile suit!
That's quite something.

Oh, come on I just barely...

Don't play it down. I can tell...

You're an incredibly strong lady.

Hey, I'm going to take a quick shower.

Okay, but you've only got five minutes.
The Zeons will be back in no time at all.

Roger that! Want to join me, Miss Mirai?

You'll have to go on your own.

Sure, I hear you.

Hey! Let's go!

Sure. Let's go!

We're coming with you! Yes!

After shaking off Char's heated pursuit,

the White Base is met by
a Musai squadron, led by Lieutenant Dren.

Sleggar desperately fights them off,

and the Gundam stages a fearless
charge against the Musai squadron.

Mobile Suit Gundam. Next episode...

Breakthrough.

Will you be able to survive??

Next episode
Breakthrough

Amuro, do not look back.

The star shining far off in space...

Amuro, it's your homeland
where you were born.

Do you remember the days
of your childhood??

The morning when you woke up, when it was warm?

Amuro, do not look back. Amuro...

A man must hide his tears, hide his tears.

Only look to tomorrow, to tomorrow... Forever...